First attempts
59.1%
13 of 22 first attempts passed. 1 passes had no recorded driving faults.
Financial year 2014-15 · DVSA DRT122C
Practical driving test centre in Balachulish
Ballachulish Driving Test Centre
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Mountain Rescue Centre, Glencoe, Balachulish, PH49 4HPAt a glance
Ballachulish driving test pass rate and waiting time
Latest published practical driving test pass rate: 69.2% from 13 tests in 2015-16. Published median waiting time: Not published.
- Overall pass rate
- 69.2%
- 2015-16 · 13 tests
- Published median wait
- Not published
- Waiting-time data not published
- First-attempt pass rate
- 59.1%
- 2014-15 · 22 first attempts
- Automatic pass rate
- Not published
- Centre-level result not published
These are group-level historical results. They do not predict an individual learner's result or prove that a centre is easier.
Ballachulish Test Centre map and location
Address and test-centre details
Ballachulish Test CentreMountain Rescue Centre, Glencoe
Balachulish
PH49 4HP
- Location checked
- 24 August 2026
- Statistics period
- Practical: 2015-16
- Data imported
- 13 August 2026
Ballachulish driving test information
Latest full year: 2015-16. DVSA centre name: Ballachulish.
Results
How learners performed
These figures describe groups of tests in published DVSA tables. They do not estimate your personal chance of passing or prove that a centre is easier.
Overall pass rate
69.2%
Tests conducted
13
Results shown
All candidates
How this pass rate compares
Overall practical driving pass rate
Official DVSA result for 2015-16
69.2%
Great Britain rank
1st of 1
Centres with a published 2015-16 rate.
Compared with Great Britain
The same as
The Great Britain comparison rate is 69.2%.
Published history
Historical charts and detailed tables
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Official test-day guidance
Prepare for test day at Ballachulish
This checklist summarises current GOV.UK guidance for practical car tests. Your booking confirmation remains the source for your appointment time and any centre-specific instructions.
What to take
- Your UK driving licence.
- Your theory pass certificate if you have it.
- A suitable car, usually your instructor's car.
What happens
- An eyesight check and two vehicle-safety questions.
- General and independent driving in varied conditions, but not on motorways.
- One reversing exercise and possibly an emergency stop.
- A standard test includes around 35 minutes of driving.
Using your own car
The car must meet DVSA safety, visibility, tax, MOT, insurance and equipment rules. A test can be cancelled without a refund if the car is unsuitable.
Official links checked 14 August 2026. GOV.UK should be followed if this summary and current official guidance ever differ.
Roads near the test centre
What the roads are like around Ballachulish
This section shows main roads, roundabouts and traffic lights mapped within 2.2 miles of the test centre. You can use it to get familiar with the area before your test.
These are not DVSA test routes. We do not know which roads an examiner will use.
Skills to practise for these road environments
These suggestions are derived from mapped nearby features, not from examiner-route information.
Lower-speed road awareness
Practise meeting traffic safely, allowing for parked vehicles, and looking early for pedestrians, cyclists and side-road hazards.
Why this is included: Mapped lower-speed or local-road examples include B863, Loanfern, Loan Fern.
Changing speed environments
Practise spotting speed-limit changes promptly and choosing an appropriate speed for the road and conditions rather than driving at the limit automatically.
Why this is included: The selected nearby roads carry mapped limits ranging from 20 mph to 40 mph.
Main roads nearby
- A82Major road · about 281 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
- B863Local main road · about 143 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
- LoanfernLocal road · about 1.1 miles from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 20 mph
- Loan FernLocal road · about 1.2 miles from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 20 mph
- West LarochLocal road · about 1.3 miles from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 20 mph
Map data downloaded and automatically checked on 22 August 2026. OpenStreetMap can be incomplete or out of date. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. The numbers count OpenStreetMap map entries, not physical junctions.
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Test centres near Ballachulish
Distances are straight-line centre-to-centre estimates, not driving distances. Rates and waits cover the displayed published period and do not show that one centre is easier.
The charts only include centres with figures from the same period as Ballachulish. Hover over or focus a point for its exact value. Exact figures, test volumes and distances are shown below.
- Overall result
- 65.5%
- 2025-26 · 374 tests
- Median wait
- 15.6 weeks
- Jul 2026 · historical
- First attempt
- 69.2%
- Automatic
- 46.2%
- Overall result
- 66.1%
- 2025-26 · 322 tests
- Median wait
- 15.4 weeks
- Jul 2026 · historical
- First attempt
- 66.3%
- Automatic
- Not published
- Overall result
- 69.4%
- 2025-26 · 124 tests
- Median wait
- 20.9 weeks
- Jul 2026 · historical
- First attempt
- 75.4%
- Automatic
- Not published
- Overall result
- 73.8%
- 2025-26 · 42 tests
- Median wait
- 21.6 weeks
- Jul 2026 · historical
- First attempt
- 72.7%
- Automatic
- Not published
- Overall result
- 64.2%
- 2025-26 · 53 tests
- Median wait
- 10.9 weeks
- Jul 2026 · historical
- First attempt
- 76.9%
- Automatic
- Not published
- Overall result
- 49.9%
- 2025-26 · 335 tests
- Median wait
- 26.9 weeks
- Jul 2026 · historical
- First attempt
- 49.7%
- Automatic
- Not published
Questions about Ballachulish Test Centre
- Where is Ballachulish Test Centre?
- Ballachulish Test Centre is at Mountain Rescue Centre, Glencoe, Balachulish, PH49 4HP. The map on this page shows its published location.
- What is the pass rate at Ballachulish Test Centre?
- Practical: 69.2% for 2015-16. Pass rates are historical DVSA statistics and do not predict an individual learner's result.
- Does Ballachulish Test Centre's pass rate mean it is easier or harder?
- No. A pass rate shows what happened to a group of learners in the past. Preparation, experience, traffic and local conditions can all affect the result. It does not prove that a centre, route or examiner is easier.
- Which tests are available at Ballachulish Test Centre?
- This location is listed for practical driving tests. Use the official booking link on this page to check current appointment availability.
- What is the first-attempt pass rate at Ballachulish?
- The published first-attempt pass rate was 59.1% from 22 first attempts in 2014-15. It describes a group of past tests and does not predict an individual's result.
- Are the roads listed near Ballachulish official driving test routes?
- No. They are nearby roads and map features from OpenStreetMap. They are not official DVSA test routes, and we do not know which roads an examiner will use.